Best Programs, Inc. partners with Geac Commercial Systems, Inc.RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 1996--Best Programs, Inc., the leading provider of fixed asset management, human resource and payroll software solutions, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Geac Commercial Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Geac Computer Corporation Limited, the publicly traded conglomerate conglomerate, in business conglomerate, corporation whose asset growth, often very rapid, comes largely through the acquisition of, or merger with, other firms whose products are largely unrelated to each other or to that of the parent company. with business centers throughout the world. Geac will market Best Programs' fixed asset software, FAS(TM) for Windows(TM) and FAS Encore!(TM), and the integrated human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , payroll and applicant tracking series, Abra(TM) for Windows(TM), to its clients. Geac Commercial Systems division, including Geac/AMSI, Geac/Concord, Geac/Control Transaction Corp. (CTC CTC - Cornell Theory Center ), Geac J&E, and Geac/Software Shop Systems, provide accounting software to the property management and construction industries. Geac clients in these industries depreciate depreciate v. in accounting, to reduce the value of an asset each year theoretically on the basis that the assets (such as equipment, vehicles or structures) will eventually become obsolete, worn out and of little value. (See: depreciation) sizable siz·a·ble also size·a·ble adj. Of considerable size; fairly large. siz  a·ble·ness n. assets which significantly impact the bottom line. In addition, they require a comprehensive set of management and legislative compliance tools to manage sizable employee bases. With 12 years experience in developing software with legislative and regulatory elements, Best Programs has the expertise and intellectual capital to meet these needs of Geac clients. "Geac chose to partner with Best Programs because its fixed assets fixed assets npl → activo sg fijo fixed assets npl → immobilisations fpl fixed assets fix npl → , human resources and payroll PC software are the undisputed market leaders," said Jack Agnew, marketing manager, Geac Commercial Systems, Inc. "Integrating with the Best applications gives us an invaluable opportunity to expand the scope of our client software solutions." Distribution Geac clients interested in purchasing Best Programs' software should call 800/851-1115 or visit Geac's web site at http://www.geac.com. Others interested in purchasing Best Programs' software should call 800/368-2405 for fixed asset solutions and 800/847-2272 for Abra human resources and payroll solutions or visit Best's web site at http://www.bestprograms.com. Founded in 1982, Best Programs, Inc. is the leading publisher of award-winning PC software that manages fixed assets, human resources and payroll for medium-sized companies. Products include FAS for Windows, the fastest-selling fixed asset management system, FASTrack, the fixed asset tracking and inventory system using bar code technology, and the market-leading Abra line of human resources and payroll solutions. Best also publishes M.Y.O.B., the acclaimed ac·claim v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims v.tr. 1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise. 2. small business accounting package. For more information, contact the company at 11413 Isaac Newton Square, Reston, VA 22090, call 703/709-5200, or visit http://www.bestprograms.com. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: FAS for Windows and FAS Encore! are trademarks of Best Programs, Inc. Abra is a trademark of Abra Cadabra Software, which is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Best Programs. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. CONTACT: Abra Products Division Linda Miller Linda J. Miller is the Iowa State Representative from the 82nd District. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007. Miller currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Education committee; the Human Resources committee; and the State , 813/579-1111, ext. 3309 email: linda_miller@bestprograms.com or Baron, McDonald & Wells Rick Fernandez, 770/492-0373 email: rfernandez@bmwpr.com |
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